tetraplegia

[ te-truh-plee-jee-uh, -juh ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˈpli dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun Pathology.

quadriplegia.

Origin of tetraplegia

First recorded in 1910–15; tetra- + -plegia

Words nearby tetraplegia

tetrandrous, tetranitrate, tetraparesis, tetrapeptide, tetrapetalous, tetraplegia, tetraploid, tetrapod, tetrapody, tetrapterous, tetrapylon

British Dictionary definitions for tetraplegia

tetraplegia
/ (ˌtɛtrəˈpliːdʒɪə) /

noun

another name for quadriplegia

Derived forms of tetraplegia

tetraplegic, adjective

Word Origin for tetraplegia

from tetra- + Greek plegē a blow, from plēssein to strike

Medical definitions for tetraplegia

tetraplegia
[ tĕt′rə-plē′jə ]

n.

quadriplegia